Ace-Garageguy Posted March 16, 2023 Share Posted March 16, 2023 28 minutes ago, peteski said: What can brown do for you? Remember that ad campaign few years back? Incompetence! 12:55 PM, Thursday, just dropped the package. I assume my hanging huge yellow signs on either side of my mailbox this AM that said UPS LOOK HERE helped somewhat. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89AKurt Posted March 16, 2023 Share Posted March 16, 2023 Continuing saga of my water filter company. Called again today, their voicemail box was full for both phone numbers. So I searched for other ways to contact them. Discovered on their Fakebook page permanently closed. Their website did not announce they are closed. Called the ROC, and BBB, found they were suspended without Bond, and Not Rated. Called the AZ Bankruptcy Court, no filing. So they just folded up, leaving us to fend for ourselves. So much for their lifetime guarantee. ? I'm betting they sold so many systems, and couldn't get enough service workers, that they couldn't keep up. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted March 16, 2023 Share Posted March 16, 2023 (edited) 9 hours ago, 89AKurt said: Continuing saga of my water filter company. Called again today, their voicemail box was full for both phone numbers. So I searched for other ways to contact them. Discovered on their Fakebook page permanently closed. Their website did not announce they are closed. Called the ROC, and BBB, found they were suspended without Bond, and Not Rated. Called the AZ Bankruptcy Court, no filing. So they just folded up, leaving us to fend for ourselves. So much for their lifetime guarantee. Otherwise known as "take the money and run", an increasingly popular business model, leaving you in permanent flushed mode. Guess it's time to go back to pouring your water through sand and chunks of charcoal in a coffee filter. Seriously, I feel bad for you getting stung, but these days, so much of the "health" and "energy saving" and "green" and "safety" and "environmental" stuff out there is either smoke-and-mirrors, wild exaggeration, or just flat outright lies, it's becoming par for the course. Edited March 17, 2023 by Ace-Garageguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted March 16, 2023 Share Posted March 16, 2023 I would like to thank the members who responded to my post about loosing my brother in law. Means a lot, thank you . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 Lifetime warranties go hand in hand with health club memberships; they sign up too many people, go bankrupt, someone else takes over the locations and changes the name, rinse and repeat. When I bought my house in 1989, I bought a washer and dryer from a local company that promoted "free lifetime service". They dropped the appliances off, about a week and a half later the stores closed. The owners kept the service center open and tried to get the customers of the closed stores to purchase service contracts. That didn't fly, and the service center closed shortly thereafter. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobthehobbyguy Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 9 hours ago, 89AKurt said: So they just folded up, leaving us to fend for ourselves. So much for their lifetime guarantee. ? I'm betting they sold so many systems, and couldn't get enough service workers, that they couldn't keep up. The other possibility is they closed up shop and will reopen under another name and do it again. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89AKurt Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 13 hours ago, Ace-Garageguy said: Otherwise known as "take the money and run", an increasingly popular business model, leaving you in permanent flushed mode. Guess it's time to go back to pouring your water through sand and chunks of charcoal in a coffee filter. Seriously, I feel bad for you getting stung, but these days, so much of the "health" and "energy saving" and "green" and "safety" and "environmental" stuff out there is either smoke-and-mirrors, wild exaggeration, or just flat outright lies, it's becoming par for the course. I got it about 20 years ago, guess I got my money's worth. Yea on the sales pitch, but AZ water is hard. 7 hours ago, Mark said: Lifetime warranties go hand in hand with health club memberships; they sign up too many people, go bankrupt, someone else takes over the locations and changes the name, rinse and repeat. When I bought my house in 1989, I bought a washer and dryer from a local company that promoted "free lifetime service". They dropped the appliances off, about a week and a half later the stores closed. The owners kept the service center open and tried to get the customers of the closed stores to purchase service contracts. That didn't fly, and the service center closed shortly thereafter. Yep. When I built my house, the HVAC contractor offered a duct cleaning long term service, passed on it, and a couple years later he was belly up. 4 hours ago, bobthehobbyguy said: The other possibility is they closed up shop and will reopen under another name and do it again. Yep. My refrigerator is acting up too. "Stuff" like this always come in batches for me. ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 I never buy extended warranties on electronics or appliances. First reason would be the "go out of business and reopen under another name" business model. Second, my thought is that if something were to go bad or if the item in question was a lemon, it would krap out right out of the box during the basic warranty. Except for one $100 microwave that went belly up about two weeks after the one-year warranty ended, things have pretty much worked out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaymcminn Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 Torsion spring broke on my garage door last night. The one company that answered the phone today won't be able to make it out for another week or so. The spring is about 20 years old so I guess I can't be too upset about it breaking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 Anyone else on this site get spammed ? Got 3 messages popping up over the site with the BS computer being shut down call this number BLAH_BLAH_BLAH_BLAH . Of coarse I did not call . I shut down and waited about 10 min . And logged back in . After a few minutes it popped up again so I shut down again . Using phone right now . Anyone ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 8 hours ago, 89AKurt said: I got it about 20 years ago, guess I got my money's worth... Yup, 20 years is a pretty good run for just about anything that's in constant use. And just a thought...another possible factor contributing to the demise of the company just might be the increasing difficulty of hiring anyone with physical skills to do anything. I personally know heavily-skill-dependent business owners who are winding down, preparing to walk away, because it's becoming almost impossible to continue with today's labor pool. Every time I mention this fact, I'm shouted down by the peanut gallery...but interestingly never by anyone who depends on employees with hard physical skills to stay in business. Pointing a phone app at a broken machine won't fix it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 10 minutes ago, cobraman said: Anyone else on this site get spammed ? Not yet, but I run pretty serious security measures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89AKurt Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 3 minutes ago, Ace-Garageguy said: Yup, 20 years is a pretty good run for just about anything that's in constant use. And just a thought...another possible factor contributing to the demise of the company just might be the increasing difficulty of hiring anyone with physical skills to do anything. I personally know heavily-skill-dependent business owners who are winding down, preparing to walk away, because it's becoming almost impossible to continue with today's labor pool. Every time I mention this fact, I'm shouted down by the peanut gallery...but interestingly never by anyone who depends on employees with hard physical skills to stay in business. Pointing a phone app at a broken machine won't fix it. I see it happening in the consucktion industry. All my builder clients complain about finding guys worthy of being called a carpenter. One said he was a journeyman, Contractor looked at a simple job he worked on and was immediately fired, had to be redone by the Contractor. Same goes for Engineers, not many people coming out of universities to begin with, and the recent one who worked on one of my jobs screwed up pretty good, I'm still waiting for the principal to stamp my drawings so I can jump to submitting for permit. Don't get me going about the freaking building departments, I'm so wanting to walk away because they are ....... I better stop my rant here. ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Ambrose Posted March 18, 2023 Share Posted March 18, 2023 14 hours ago, cobraman said: Anyone else on this site get spammed ? Got 3 messages popping up over the site with the BS computer being shut down call this number BLAH_BLAH_BLAH_BLAH . Of coarse I did not call . I shut down and waited about 10 min . And logged back in . After a few minutes it popped up again so I shut down again . Using phone right now . Anyone ? If you're running Chrome, see if there isn't some janky extension installed. This is a popular method for popping those things up. You should also clear your cache regardless of browser. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stavanzer Posted March 18, 2023 Share Posted March 18, 2023 Learning I have Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. Explains some of the pain in my shoulders, wrists and arms. But, not all of it. Something else going on too. VA Doctors & I are trying to track it down. Lots of inter-related things I am discovering. Oh Well, if you're in pain, you ain't dead yet. Morbid, but the only way for me to face it. (that and thinking about models!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted March 18, 2023 Share Posted March 18, 2023 12 hours ago, Dave Ambrose said: If you're running Chrome, see if there isn't some janky extension installed. This is a popular method for popping those things up. You should also clear your cache regardless of browser. I shut down and didn't use the computer for a day. Tried it today and so far no problems. It was weird, popped up full screen saying I performed a illegal act and call this number. Ya right ! I ain't calling anyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted March 18, 2023 Share Posted March 18, 2023 1 hour ago, stavanzer said: ...Oh Well, if you're in pain, you ain't dead yet. Morbid, but the only way for me to face it... Pretty much the mantra that gets me through most days. I don't find it to be morbid at all, actually...just good for a laugh (usually)...'cause if you can laugh at something, it doesn't own you. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calb56 Posted March 18, 2023 Share Posted March 18, 2023 2 hours ago, Ace-Garageguy said: Pretty much the mantra that gets me through most days. I don't find it to be morbid at all, actually...just good for a laugh (usually)...'cause if you can laugh at something, it doesn't own you. Mine has changed to "But Did You Die?" 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewetwo Posted March 21, 2023 Share Posted March 21, 2023 Driving in Boston. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisBcritter Posted March 21, 2023 Share Posted March 21, 2023 I just got a paper cut on my cuticle while opening my health insurance bill. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted March 21, 2023 Share Posted March 21, 2023 7 hours ago, ChrisBcritter said: I just got a paper cut on my cuticle while opening my health insurance bill. "It's like RAY-EEE-AIN, on your wedding day...." 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOBLNG Posted March 21, 2023 Share Posted March 21, 2023 (edited) ??? Edited March 21, 2023 by NOBLNG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted March 21, 2023 Share Posted March 21, 2023 15 minutes ago, NOBLNG said: ??? Looks like the cat's been eating mustard again... 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted March 22, 2023 Share Posted March 22, 2023 21 hours ago, NOBLNG said: ??? Spilled your mustard? This may explain the scream I heard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteski Posted March 23, 2023 Share Posted March 23, 2023 (edited) On 3/20/2023 at 8:10 PM, ewetwo said: Driving in Boston. I used to live there, now in the suburbs, and I avoid it like a plague! Edited March 23, 2023 by peteski Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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